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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be housed in a standard document storage locker. Research into the nature of SCP-XXXX is currently prohibited by order of O5-6.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a 247 page manuscript draft of a textbook titled 'Mathematics: An Elegant Approach'. The author appears in the forward as Dr. Jameson Mica (listed in text as deceased:
1941). No records of a granted doctoral degree or academic publications that can be confidently attributed to this individual have been located.

SCP-XXXX contains subject matter believed to be significantly advanced beyond mainstream scientific and Foundation knowledge.

Efforts to harness and exploit this knowledge for Foundation purposes have been unsuccessful as subjects who make sufficient progress into the text universally display behaviors not conducive to Foundation objectives. These include becoming uninterested and withdrawn from work and familial relationships, eschewing all professional responsibilities, and a hyper-focus on specific academic or artistic endeavors. Suicide rates are noticeably increased in these individuals though violent tendencies do not statistically differ from the general population. These persons are labeled SCP-XXXX-1. Existing population is believed to be zero.

Research into SCP-XXXX has been prohibited following event Aleph-9.

+ CLASSIFIED

The following represents the currently known subject matter of SCP-XXXX as obtained through Project Aleph

Page	Description
1-3	Following an introduction, the manuscript begins with what would be approximately high school level geometry.
10-11	Linear Algebra
22-27	Approximate solutions to non-linear PDEs
35-42	Abstract algebra, topology, and group theory
87	Subject matter surpasses mainstream academic knowledge
104	Subject matter appears to surpass all available Foundation knowledge
135	Any person who follows the manuscript to this point will be classified SCP-XXXX-1
168	Writing is no longer decipherable at the character level
211	Subsequent content appears to be abstract dot matrix images. Symmetry and spacing are highly precise. Uncertain how this was accomplished by hand. Information undecipherable.
247	Undecipherable

Addendum:

+ Research Note 1

Dr Reid: This is Dr. Reid, research director: Project Aleph. They told us to record a weekly info dump, general impressions, thoughts, and such, on project status. I expect these records will evolve significantly as we begin to dig into this thing in earnest. So far all we know is that a family reported an individual to local authorities due to a quick and severe change in behavior. She had constructed some…odd things that led to Foundation involvement. Searching her bedroom turned up this manuscript, SCP-XXXX, apparently received from a deceased uncle some months prior. The girl vanished soon afterward. Project objectives are fuzzy, but apparently there is information in this text, and someone high up wants us to find it.

+ Research Note 4

Dr Reid: This is Dr. Reid, research director: Project Aleph. All the D-class we let go nuts with the manuscript were completely unhelpful during interview, but it was obvious that their…minds had changed. They are not interested in us 'mere mortals' anymore. Amnestics appear to fully reverse the effect, but we have them on monitoring around the clock as a precaution.

+ Research Note 7

Dr Reid: This is Dr. Reid, research director: Project Aleph. It's page 135, thats when the changes take hold. From then on its impossible to get anything useful out of them. Even psychological coercion doesn't work - rewards or threats - and we tried some pretty extreme shit. Its interesting though that even people with a completely unremarkable intellect have no trouble with the content. They're quick too. 16 hours is the average time it takes to work through the whole thing. We will test the basement on that at some point, but for now there are more important things to do. Apparently this Dr. Mica was a hell of a teacher.

+ Research Note 10

Dr Reid: This is Dr. Reid, research director: Project Aleph. Viewing the content out of order has no anomalous effect. Apparently its comprehension that matters. The breaking point I guess is an idea? Some revelation? This does raise an interesting question: Can knowledge itself be anomalous? In SCP-XXXX-1, are we simply seeing the results of a logical reaction? We will treat it as a possible cognetohazard until we can prove otherwise, but it does make one wonder, whats in that text?

+ Research Note 16

Dr Reid: This is Dr. Reid, research director: Project Aleph. Foundation mathematicians can validate content up to page 103 when presented with individual sections. This is noticeably short of page 135. But as my colleagues pointed out: This is written as a teaching guide and many concepts are presented without context and motivation - these are not proofs. It is uncertain what danger may be present in obtaining knowledge from the text. Despite the potential value of the information, the council has decided there is too much risk to pursue it at the current time. Anyone viewing pages beyond 103 will continue to receive amnestics. I cant deny my disappointment. All this potential for advancement at our fingertips…

+ Event Aleph-9

In July 2017 Dr. Thomas Reid published photographs of all 247 pages of SCP-XXXX in a Twitter thread through a foundation controlled agency (@AIPPhysicsNews). Pictures were live for approximately 3 minutes before Foundation agents could intervene. Outbreak was eventually contained.

D-09 infected Dr. Reid with a visual memetic agent after having full access to SCP-XXXX. Infection is believed to have originated from note taking material.

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Following event Aleph-9 all testing has been prohibited by order of O5-6

O5-6: The council has determined that it is probable all information contained in SCP-XXXX is scientifically accurate. It is expected that, given time, Foundation knowledge will advance toward that of page 135 with unpredictable consequences. Research into SCP-XXXX is prohibited until such time as we understand what that means.